The High-Def Disc Awards luncheon was part of HD-3, a one-day conference held Nov. 11 at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. HD-3 was produced by Home Media Magazine in cooperation with The Hollywood Reporter.
A panel of critics determined the winners from submissions of Blu-ray Disc titles released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008.
2008 High-Def Award Winners:
Best of Show: The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Collection, Paramount Home Entertainment
Best Theatrical Blu-ray: Iron Man, Paramount Home Entertainment
Best Catalog Blu-ray: The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Collection, Paramount Home Entertainment
Best Animated Blu-ray: Ratatouille, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Best Picture Quality: Ratatouille, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Best Audio Quality: Transformers, DreamWorks and Paramount Home Entertainment
Best Bonus Feature: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, “Enter the Maelstrom,†Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Best Overall Extras: Heroes: Season 2, Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Best Use of BD Live: Men in Black, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Best Collection/Multidisc Set: Harry Potter: Years 1-5 Limited Edition Gift Set, Warner Home Video
Best Nontheatrical Blu-ray: Stargate: Continuum, MGM and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Best Nonfiction Blu-ray: Step Into Liquid, Lionsgate
Judges’ Special Citation — Best Demonstration Disc: I, Robot, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Consumer Electronics Company of the Year: Panasonic
From Home Media Magazine